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Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1877-03-02

Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1877-03-02 page 1

tar it & II VOL. XXXVIII. COLUMBUS, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1877. NO. 52. DlfflllTS REAL ESTATE COLUMN! IjOOK FOB THIS COLUMN! SATURDAY, MARCH 3 When I will Offer for Hale a Lfetof HOUSES AMD LOTS! At Prices that cannot fail to suit persons that are desirous of buying. REMEMBER THE DAY, A. D. HEFFNER, Real Estate Agent, HIGH STREET, (Nnnsrhton Building.) SIcBERT & LILLEY. Blank Book Manufacturers. Printers, Binders, Stationers And Legal Blank Publishers. 800K BINDING every description, by the Edition or single Volume. UPKBA HOUSE BUILDINU, (Up Btelrs.) aprl COLIiHBUN. Ohio Merchant Tailoring Co., T AMD DIALIBS in Wonts' Fine Furnishing Goods, No. 163 SOUTH HIGH ST., (Opera House Blook), COLUMBUS, 0. JNO. HIGH, Hupt. and Treas. J. BUNTING. Foreman. myl ly Semper Iueut. Standard" JOCKEY CLUB Hand-Had & Warranted Stbictlt Pore. N. P. DOUGLASS & CO., Prop's Office, 738 Madison Street, COVINGTON, KY. feb23 deodw8m GEO. T.DUVALL, MERCHANT TAILOR 157 SOUTH HIGH ST., OOIjUMBITS, augl7 ly lp o. Office: IliKli, lurl ! Chapel KIN. . COHLY. A. W. PKANCI8CU. COMLY & FRANCISCO, PUBLI81IKKS ANli fUUPUIETOBS. JAMES M. t'OMI.Y. OFFICIAL. PAPER OF THE CITY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY. Congress. Mahcb 1. Smalt No business whatever was transacted during the day. At 10:50 p. til., upon receiving notification of the action of the House on Vermont, the Senate proceeded to the hall of the House to resume the counting of the electoral vote. Upon retiring to its chamber the senate, without discutsion, voted to oount the vote of Elector Dowds, notwithstanding the objections made in joint meeting, and the House was notified of the action. lima The entire day and evening, np to 11:30 p. m was spent in filibustering on the Vermont case. Kvery inch of ground was contested by the filibusters, and at times there was great disorder and con fusion. Much ol the filibustering was in the sffort to force upon the attention of the House and Senate the alleged second return from Vermont, tendered by Mr. Hewitt to Mr. Ferry. At 11 p. ni. the House adopted a resolution not to count the vote ef Solace, the disputed elector, a num ber of Republicans voting witn we uem- crrns in order to pusn me count. TJib Senate being notihed appeared iu the ball, and in joint convention the five votes' of Vermont were counted ior uayes and W'eler. Virginia, with eleven votes, and West Virginia, with five votes, were counted for Tilden ana nenuricKs. When the ceiti"te 01 lue ,aBt olttw' Wisconsin, was "ad, Bhowing the vntea Inr Hnvoo onf Wheeler, objection WBS mojla nn Iho ornimd 1 llBt Elector DOWnS Wal an examining surgeon V the pension office at the time of his electro, and at the time he cast his vote. Thereupon the Senate re tired, that the two houses jnignt consider the objection separately. Sulo.quenUyJolnt meeting was resumed, Wisconsin was counted for Hayes, and official announcement of the election of Hayes and Wheeler made. General Assembly. MinnH 1 Senate Bills nassed : Senate bill to authorize the Cleveland police authori ties to sell unclaimed property; senate om amending the Baber law so that in Cincinnati political parties can fix the hours tor opening and closing the polls; Senate bill authorizing county eommissioners to employ counsel; House bill to authorize the sale of 44 acres of land near the Mercer countv reservoir; House bill providing that Toledo shall not make loans in anticipation of the general revenue fund to exceed $100,-000 in any one year; House bili providing that common pleas judges shall collect jnugiuenn in attachments rendered in courts below; Senate bill increasing the Codifying Com mission from three to six members, ana requiring them to complete their work by Oc- tooer; nouse Ulll 10 uuijauriia mo uiHs- .nnAM nt h rnnK in nnnniv 10 uurcuaso iuo rr. rrishurir turnnike between Columbus and Qrej-ulawu cemetery The Cox-Harmon case w postponed till the 13th inst. Jzoutt rv.ceBs wiiuoui, imuwuiuji buBiness. JndtcattW "" the Tenneseee and Ohio Valley JParn.'W m(Auwi, ihifting to colder norlhmtt mndt; faUmg, foltowat j rmj Barometer; cloudy wiather ; ram of raw. Hon. William A. Wheeler will arrive in Washington to-day. . A Washington dispatch to the Pittsburg Commercial-Gazette says President Grant has exposed his readiness tore-sign, if that step Bhould become necessary Jo prevent embarrassment. AV half past four o'clock this morning we recel'ya the news that all the State have lees eo! nd the official P'00'1-matiou of li election f Hye9 snd Wheeler has been made.' BY TELEGRAPH TO THE OUIQ STATE JOU&NAL A FAIR COUNT. Hayes and Wheeler Elected. An All Night Struggle in the House of Representatives.The Count Completed and the Formal Declaration Made at 4:12 A. M. Hayes Goes into Wash ington the President-Elect in Fact. The Frivolous Fight of the Filibusters. A Persistent Attachment to the Bogus Vermont Certificate. The Case Disposed of After Ten O'clock at Night XLIVtn ("'opcreaa-Secoiid Nesmou. Washington, March 1. 8h;VATB. No business whatever transacted in the Seiiute. The Senators Wt7 or flbol!t the chamber during the day, awa. "nK J1011' fication from the House that it was re?1!? go on with the count. At 10:60 a message was received from the House, by Mr. Adams, its Clerk, announcing the action of that body on the Vermont case, and the Senate immediately repuired to the hall of the House, for the purpose of resuming the count. Upon returning at 11:30 p. m. the President pro tern, announced that the Senate having retired from the joint meeting upon an objection submitted to the vote of Wisconsin, that objection would now be read. The Secretary then read the objection presented in joint meeting, and Mr. Uanierou of Wisconsin submitted the following: Resolved, That the vote of Daniel L. Dowus, as an elector of the State of Wisconsin, be counted, together with the other nine electoral votes of that State, the objections made thereto to the contrarynotwithstanding- The resolution was agreed to without debate, and without a roll call, though three or four Senators on the Democratic side voted no when the question was put. The Secretary was directed to notify the House of Representatives of the action of the Senate. At 4 a. m. a message was received from the House of Representatives announcing the action of that body on the Wisconsin case, and the Senate immediately left its chamber for the hall of the Heuse to complete the count. HOUSE. After the passage of some Senate bills removing political disabilities, Mr. O'Brien moved a call of the House. The Speaker counted the House and found there was a quorum present, and so announced.Mr. Walling submitted that the roll be called in order to verify the fact. The Sneaker stated that a motion for a call of the House was in order. The Chair regarded it as of a dilatory character, but was bound to submit. The dilatory proceedings with reference to a call of the Houie, the calling of the yeas and nays on the proposition, resulting in yeas 68, nays 169, and a motion to reconsider, occupied an hour and a quarter. Mr. Hale moved to lay the motion to rn consider on the table. Agreed to 176 to 65. As soon as the vote was announced a struggle for recognition by the Speaker was made by MeBBrs. Wood, Poppleton and Mills, each having a proposition to submit, which each claimed to be of the highest privilege. It was made known in the course of the colloquy that the Speaker had recognized Mr. Wood before the motion for a call of the House, and who afterward learned that Mr. Poppletno, who presented the objection to the certificate from Vermont, sent for both these gentlemen and arranged that the resolution prepared by Mr. Wood should be offered by Mr. Poppleton, who, under usage, was first entitled to the floor, nod that Mr. Wood should move the previous question upon it. In the meantime Mr. Caulfield, who bad failed in his efforts to be recognized by the Chair, handed over to Mr. roppieton tne resolution wuicu be tmd prepared, and Mr. roppieton sent it to the Clerk's desk. The Speaker suggested that the faction was hardly in consonance with the agreement made, but Mr. Poppleton replied that he bad been a party to the preparation of Mr. Caulfield's resolution, and that it bad direct reference to the objection to the certificate from Vermont. The Speaker thereupon directed it to be read. It recites, in the form of a preamble, that a sealed package, addressed '.a the President of the Senate, purporting to contain the electoral vote of Vermont, was delivered yesterday to the President of the Senate by Mr. Hewitt; that it appears by telegram from the Clerk of the United States District Court of Vermont that a duplicate of such return was deposited In that office December 13, 1B76; that such package had been made part of the objection to the certificate of Vermont, and still remained unopened, and that the nhiention can not be continued until such package is opened according to law; that such package is retained by the Secretary or President of the Senate; ami therefore resolving that tue re fusal of the President of the Senate wu in violation of law and of the privil eges of the Bouse, and until such package ball be opened the counting of the votes can not proceed further, according to th Constitution and law, and that the Senate be requested to meet the House in joint session that such package may be opened and proceedings nad tnereon according to law. As the Clerk finished the resolution the Speaker announced the opening of a new legislative day, and the noisy passions and tuiuuii. ui iuh uuur were aiiuea ior a lew moments while prayer was offered. The stillness was of brief duration, for while the Clerk was reading the journal Mr. Springer ascertained that the Clerk was omitting, as usual, detailed statements of papers, votes, eta, andinsuted that the jour nal snouid ne read in tun. That demand the Speaker said it would be impossible to comply with. The Speaker refused to entertain any question till the reading of the journal was completed, and Mr. Springer waited for that. Then he moved that the journal be corrected by in sorting a report on the cooley question. Mr. Wood undertook to get over the difficulty by moving to dispense with reading of the jourual. The yeas and nays were culled and the motion was agreed to yeas 175, nays 85. The House has passedthrough a. scene of lue wildest uproar and excitement, owing to the efforts of the impracticables to prevent the House proceeding with the discus sion on tne oojectioos to tue Vermont count, Among the most demonstrative was Mr. Beehe, of New York, who, not satisfied with nisenorts to attract attention en toe floor, mounted his desk and made the wildest gesticulations and protestations against the action of the Speaker. At least a dozeu, in cluding O'Brien, Poppleton and Springer, were snouting at once at tne top ol their voices. The demonstration was hissed both from the floor and galleries, and it was only after strong efforts on the part of the Speaker, interference of the Sergeant-at-Arms witu bis mace, and clearing ot the lobby back ot tne members seats that the appear ance of order was restored. When the result was announced Mr. Wood of Now York raised the point of order that nothing was competent for the House to do but to proceed to consider the objection to Vermont, and that the proposition offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Poppleton) was not in order. Mr. Caulfield agreed that nothing was in order but to proceed to consideration of objections, unless there was an impediment in tne way ot sucn consideration, bucn an impediment had arisen. The gentleman from Illinois (npringer) nad ytsterday ottered an objection, which bad been accompanied by a certificate, and the Vice President had refused to open that certificate, The resolution which had been offered sim ply asked that the Senate be uotified that the House would be reidy to receive that body in joint session for the purpose of opening thai certificate. Mr. Hindee of Vermont called attention to the fact that the clerk of the court to whom the second certificate was delivered was a Democrat. Mr. Hooker argued against the point of order, and stated that the real question was whether the certificates from Vermont were single or dual in their character. If they were dual the point of order did not apply. and it was the duty of the President of the senate to opon and submit the package presented to him yesterday. Mr. fteagen supported th point of order, and argued against the resolution as proposing a new question which had not been presented to the joint meeting of the two houses. He expressed his great regret that where his side of the House had good, valid substantial objections to the electoral count, any other objections which could not command the respect of the party or of the country bad been made. After some further discussion the Speaker said: With my beat respect for all parties concerned, the Chair considers that a great mistake and wrong was committed yester day, in joint session ot tuo two bouses, In this that the presiding officer refused to receive, even fur opening, reading and information, a package which had all the surround ings of an authentic paper in respect to the electoral vote of the State of Vermont. The CI.eir does not think that in any aspect of this caSfi be would be called upon to rule jj-tt the action ot the presiding officer of the joint cpnvention yesterday was wrong. He d0(M not think he possesses the power, apt does he believe in a technf'ml sense the action of the ioiut convention call u revieweu in tnis . n..n..att. anil irnt thui-n House in tue mauuer piuuo-, is above all a fact on whioh this matter rests. That fact is whether this House should have posseEBion of this paper. To that extent, and to that extent only, the Chilr thinks that the resolution of the gentleman frpm Illinois (Uuulfield) is in order. While the Speaker was delivering this opiuion Hie e was a subsidence of the uproar which had been increasing, little by little, during the day; but as soon as he had got through the noise and confusion began to Erevail again, and iu a short time the storm ad increased to a gale. The central point of it was the question whether, before the two hours' discussion commenced, Ihe President of the Senate should he callsd upon to send back to the House the packages produced yesterday by Mr. Hewitt and submitted with Mr. Springer's objections to the count. The Speaker did all that was in his power to get the House into the regular channl of business, and he refused to entertain an appeal from his ruling. His resoluteness lashed the opposing elements into fury. Springer, O'Brien, Oaulfield, Sparks and Poppleton were all addressing the Speaker at once, and worrying him and the House with all sorts of questions. They were suddenly joined bv Beebe, of New York, who in the most excited manner protested against the action of the Speaker, and who, in order to make himself more conspicuous, jumped up on bis seat, and from there gesticulated wildly, shouting at the top of bis voice expressions which, in the uproar and excitement, were entirely unintelligible at the reporters' desk. At this time every member on the Democratic side, and nearly every one on the Ko- Eublican side, wae on his feet. The storm, owever, was entirely confined to the Democratic side of the chamber, the Republicans merely participating as spectators. The galleries were crowded to their utmost capacity, and so were the spaces at the back of the outer row of seats, and from them, as well as from the members, came murmurs and loud hisses as this wild scene was enacted. The Sergeant-at-Arms, who, armed with his mace of office, appeared in the most orderly portion of the assemblage, and Beebe stepped down from his elevated position and addressed the Speaker in more moderate tones from his own place. Then the spaces , outside of the desks were seated by degrees, the storm lulled, and although there were some lesser renewals of it the Speaker managed at about two o'clock in launching the House fairly into the two hours' discussion on the Vermont objections. The debate was opened by Mr. Poppleton, who soon yielded to enable Mr. Hewitt, of New York, to relate how be had come into possession of the package produced by him yesterday, and how be had last seen it in possession of the Secretary of the Senate, wno stated tnai it was tne property ot sir. Ferry, and that he proposed, as a friend of Mr. Ferry, to retain it. After a good deal of colloquy in regard to what had become of the paper, a messenger from the Senate came into the ball and tendered the package to Mr. Hewitt, who refused to receive it, and thereupon announced the fact to the House. No immediate action was taken in the matter. The young lad who carried the package retained it in his possession and tuuk a seat, awaiting action of the House, and discussion proceeded, Mr. Hindee explaining that the case of Vermont was only a minor form of the case in Oregon, the exception being that in Oregon Cronin bad the certificate of the Governor, while Aldrich, claiming to be an elector in the Vermont case, had not, but acted entirely on his own motion. The members who participated in the dis cussion were Joyce, mndee, Uennison, rop pieton, Monroe, Hooker, Morey, Wilson of West Virginia, Maish, Haymond and Levy Mr. Garfield read a letter from Mr. Uor- ham, Secretary of the Senate, saying that he nut Ihe package purporting to be a second certificate in his pocket, and the package looked like a private communication, but being admonished that his reception ot It might be construed as a reception of it by Mr. Ferry, he took it from his pocket and placed it on the desk, and since that time he had not seen the package. Mr. Hewitt remarked that the package bid been brought to him by a messenger from the Senate, who would not tell from whom he received it. The Speaker asked Mr. Garfield to suspend his remarks till order was restored. Mr. Garfield I will wait until Ajax and the other chiefs have quieted thiir troubles. (After a pause) There is no pretense or Claim tnat under tne law tne rresiaent ot the Senate ought to receive a paper under such circumstances. There is no signature on the back ot the paper authmticiting it. For aught we know, it is another mock certificate. If anybody has been deceived by tne pretense tbat we ougbt to nave a paper opened in this House coming in such a roundabout, unauthorized way, let all such pretenses be cleared away, and let them vote with a knowledge of that fact, that the resolution is simply to di event a count and to bring us into anarohy. Mr. Stone, who was one of the tellers, stated that he saw the Secretary of the Senate throw the package under the desk and among the rubbish; that he (Stone) immediately wrote a note to Mr. Hewitt, and that Mr. Hewitt and be had a conversation, dur ing which they saw the Secretary take the package from under the desk and put it in hie pocket. The discussion was closed bv Mr. Field. who expressed his deep regret that the time had been consumed in an attempt to rectify the President of tbe Senate in an egregious mistake, which the dignity and self-respect of the House compelled it to rectify. If possible, lie would not go into any question about tbe vote of Vermont, whether it was good or bad, or whether the paper was of any value. All he knew was that a question had arisen respecting it which the President of the Senate had as sumed to decide for himself. He denied that tbe President of the Senate had any power to do anything except keep order, and to do what had been committed to him under the electoral law, and all knew that this was the very question that lay at the foundation of all debates on the subjeat. He appealed to tbe members to deal with tbe question, not as Democrats or as Republicans, but as guardians of the rights of the House iu the elec toral count. In reply to a question by Mr. Cate, he said that there was no time fixed by law in which a certificate must be filed. Mr. Hoar Is there not a source fixed by law through which thtse returns shall come? r. Field It is not hxed by law. rou men, you Judges, have deoided that tne law cannot contravene the Constitution, nor can Congress make a law that binds the State. Congress could not do it and has not done it. Tbe debate being closed and the question being on the resolution offered by Mr. Poppleton, Mr. Knott moved the following amendment: Resolved. That this House requires that the package tendered by the member from New York (Hewitt) to the President of the Senate, in presence of the two houses yesterday, and purport ing to be a cerlineate ot tne electoral voteB for President and Vice President from the State of Vermont, shall be opened by the President of the Senate, in presence of the two nouses, and it round to be Bucn a certificate the same shall be submitted, to gether with the certificate read in presence of the two houses, to the Electoral Oommis- lon, for its judgment and decision, and that the Senate be requested to make a like order requiring the President of the Senate to open Buch package in presence of the two houses, and that until such order be made the House will not be ready to meet the Sen ate and proceed with tbe count ot the electoral votes. As tbe vote progressed on this resolution, and as there was an apparent prospect of its having a majority iu us favor, the most intense excitement prevailed throughout the hull. Conservative members conversed with each other in groups and expressed generally the conviction that the adoption of the resolution would precipitate anarchy and revolution. At the close of the roll call the rumor prevailed that the resolution was carried, but gradually, as member after member who bad been out, who on their names being called, or who hud withheld their votes, rose and in response to a second call responded "No," the gloom was dissipated and gave place to a very perceptible feeling of relief. finally the vote was announced as yeas 16, nays 148. Mr. Hopkiua then offered as an amend ment the same resolution just rejected, except that it omitted the clause as to the count not being proceeded with. It was defeated by exactly the same vote 116 'o 148. Mr. bane moved to reconsn.r tue vote. A point of order was raised .hat under the operation of tbe previous question, such a motion was not in order, put tne speaker, while expressing some doubt on tbe subject, decided to entertain the motion. Mr. Hale moved to lay the motion to re consider on the table. Agreed to yeas 171, nays 80. Mr. Wood offered an amendment "tbat the vote of elector Solace be not counted." Mr. Walling moved to lay on the tab'e. The point of order was made that a mo- inn to lav on the table was not in order, as this was the main question on which the vote must be taken under the electoral law. In the course of discussion on tbis tioint Mr. Wilson of Iowa declared that if the House intended to execute tbe law it would be absolutely necessary to adopt the resolution culting of all filibustering. Mr. Walling replied tbat when traud is aw filibustering is patriotism. Mr. Hancock Traitors never practice pat riotism. The Sneaker allowed tbe point of order, but the motion was rejected. Mr. Walling then moved to reconsider toe vote. Mr. Wood made the same point of order that it was a dilatory motion, and made in that intention. The Sneaker overruled the point of order and entertained the motion on the ground that it was a regular motion under the rules, pending discussion of the main question. The motion to reconsider was rejected yeas 64, nays 163. The question recurred on Mr. Wood's amendment as a substitute, that the vote of Solace be not counted. Mr. Caulfield interposed a point of order, which was overruled by the Chair. Hi then insisted on having the original resolution (Poppleton's) read, but In tbat too he was overruled, the Speaker stating that the original resolution was not now before the House, and the vote proceeded. Tbe substitute was adopted" yeas 210, nays 22, tbe Republicans deeming it the best policy to vote for it. Another dilatory motion a motion to reconsiderwas made by Mr. O Brien,and laid on the table veas 171. nava 56. The question recurred on the adoption of the resolution as amended. Mr. Vance of Ohio moved to lav it on tbe tame. Lost yeas M, nays 181. Another motion to reconsider was made by Mr. Morey and was laid on the table-yeas 170, nays 46. una Drougnt tue House at last, at v:3up. m., to a vote on Poppleton's resolution, as amomlnd tr Wnn'a m.h.titnla that !a that the vote of Solace be not counted. Mr. Walling endeavored to interpose further delay in tbe shape of a request tbat he be excused from voting, which tbe Speaker refused to entertain, and an appeal from the ruling of the Chair, which the Speaker also refused to entertain, and so the roll call proceeded. It resulted yeas 206, nays 26. So tbe decision of the House was that Solace's vote be net counted. Most of the Republicans voted with the majority for the purpose of sooner bringing the question to a close. There was but one more motion for the minority, and tbat was to reconsider the last vote. - it was made by Mr. dark ot Missouri, and was laid on the table yeas 177. naves 59. This point was reached at 10:45, so that the House had spent over twelve hours in the struggle. Mr. O'Brien then attempted to offer an order that the Senate be notified of intention to spend a souple of hours more over that. but the Speaker refused to recognize him for that purpose, and said: "The Chair has allowed a vote of th House on every legiti mate legislative motion, and now the House is brought to the following paragraph in law : 'When the two houses have voted tbey shall immediately again meet, and tbe presiding officer shall then announce the dec'sion on the question submitted.' The Senute has notified the House in regard to its action on tue oujections to tna eount troni Vermont. The House has now reached its judgment on these objections, and tbe duty ia mandatory on the Chair to notify tbe Senate of tbat iact." Applause J Mr, O'Brien Therefore I offer this order, Ibe Speaker The Chair cannot enter tain it. Mr. Springer I deBire to submit a nrnnn. sition that tbe President of the Senate be requested to bring yith him the duplicate . roi j . return, ououis oi ooject-. J Mr. Cox There is no use in endeavoring to prevent the Speaker from counting Hayes in at once. The Speaker The Chair has no authority to receive any such motion. At eleven o'clock tbe Senators entered the hall, and the actio n of each house on the objections having been read, tbe presiding officer announced that the two bouses not concurring otherwise, the electoral votes of Vermont would be counted, and they were thereupon declared as five for Hayes and v neeier. Then the certificate of Virginia was read and the votes of that Slate were announced as eleven for Tilden and Hendricks. Ibe votes of West Virginia were next an nounced as five for Tilden and Hendricks. Then came the last State, the State of Wisconsin, witn ten votes tor Hayes and Wheeler. The certificate of Wisconsin hav ing been read, Mr. Lynde presented objec tions signed by Senators Barnum, McDonald, Kelly, uooper and Johnston, and Representa tives Lynde, Burebard. Phillips. Tucker. Springer, Rice, Vance, Young and Morey, to counting the vote of Daniel W. Downs, one of the electors for the State of Wisconsin, because he held the office of Pension Sur geon and Examining Surgeon for the pen sion office prior to November 7, 1876, the day ot tne residential election, and on tbe 6tb of December, 1870. on which day he as sumed to cast bis vote as an elector; that said office was an office of profit and trust, and that said Downs could not therefore be constitutionally appointed an elector for the State of Wisoonsin, or vote aa such under the Constitution of the United States; that said Do wns was not therefore duly appointed an elector for said State, and that his vote cannot ds constitutionally counted. Tbe Senate, at 11:25, retired to its Cham-ber,sc that the Houses might separately consider and determine the objections. As soon as tbe Senate withdrew, Mr. Mills rose to a privileged question, and sent up a resolution to be read. Mr. Luttrell interposed with a motion for a recess, Dai suDsequently withdrew it to allow Mr. Mills's resolation to be read. It was read as follows: . Whsbbas, On the 7th of November, 1876, an election was held in the several States for electors for President and Vice President. at which election a majority of said electors favorable to the election of Samuel J. Tilden for President and Thomas A. Hendricks for Vice President, were duly and constitutionally elected; and whereas, returns of said election iu the States of Louisiana and Florida were duly made to the officers in said States, whose duty it was under the law to aggregate the votes and certify tbe names of electors; and whereas, said returning officers willfully, 'corruptly and fraudu lently suppressed the votes of those electors, who were duly and legally elected, and fulsely and fraudulently certified the election of persons who were defeited at the ballot box; and wnereas, tbe Governors ot said states falsely and fraudulently gave certificates of election to such' persona who were defeated, and refused them to those persons who were elected; and whereas, said false and fraudulent certificates were referred to a Commission to investigate and re port to Congress the true Constitutional electoral Vfil.tfl nf 8flii1 Slnt.pnf nnit whprpna said Commission refused to investigate the question as who were the true Constitutional electors chosen by the qualified voters of said States; and whereas, it appears in the count of the electoral votes in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, that on a recount of said frauds in sup pressing tbe true votes, und certifying false votes, Samuel J. Tilden, although having re ceived a majority of electoral votes cast at tbe ballot boxes in the several states, bas not a majority in said joint count of all electors appointed in accordance with tbe terms of the Constitution; and whereas, Rutherford B. Haves has not received a ma jority of the Constitutional electors duly and legally appointed, and the contingency pro vided lor by tne uoustitution having happened when it becomes tbe duty of the House of Representatives to proceed imme diately to tue election of a President of the United States tor the ensuing tour years; therefore Rtsolvid, by th Roust of Representatives, That said House will proceed immediately, in obedience to tbe Constitution, to choose a President from among the persons having the highest number of votes, not exceeding three, on the list of those voted for as President.Objections were prepared by members of the House to counting the vote of one of the Virginia electors, but it was found impossible to obtain the signature of a Senator to them, although most all the Domncratic Senators were individually requested to append the one signature tbat was necessary. Mr. Lvnde was recognized by the Speaker as an objector to the Wisconsin vote, and he ottered a resolution tnat tue vote ot uownes be not counted because he held an office of trust and profit under the United States, and was therefore not Constitutionally appointed aa elector. Mr. Mills then offered bis as a substitute. At this point, 11:40 p. m , a message from the Senate announced that the objection had not been sustained. The announcement was greeted with very general clapping of bands on the Republican Bide of tbe House and in the galleries. This demonstration annoyed the members on the Democratic side of the House, who demanded a clearing of the galleries. The Speaker directed the lobbies to be cleared, but submitted to the House the question as to clearing the galleries, and mere was a very ueuiueu mtijuriiy itg-iiuai it. Mr. Lynde then moved a recess till ten o'clock to morrow morning. Rejected 99 to 148. At 12:20 Mr. Wood of New York made a proposition that tbe House take a recess till ten o'clock to-morrow, and that at ten o'clock a vote shall be taken on the main question, but there were objections to it and a scene of uproar and contusion ensued lasting for several minutes, in the course of which Mr. Blackburn exclaimed tbat Friday, hangman's day, bad been ushered in, a fit day to witness the censumniation of the villainy and scandal of this proceeding, and Mr. O Brien designated Mr. Wood of New York as the high priest of the Republican oartv. and was himself designated by Mr. Harrison of Illinois aa tbe small prieBt of filibusters. Mr. Wood then declared that if his proposition were not assented to he would never leave the ball until the count was finished. At one o'clock the two hours debate on the objection commenced. Mr. Mills made a speech in favor of his res-jlution, in which he characterized the representatives of tbe American people us cowering in the dust. The people, be said, dare maintain their rights, bat the people's representatives dare not do bo. Their fathers, if tbey could look down upon them from heaven, would be asbamed to see them so wrong before a despot wbo only commanded an army of about 18,000 men, half of whom sympathized with the Democratic party. The whole of tbe speech was in this vein but attracted little or no attention.Mr. Blackburn said to-day Is Friday. On that day tbe Savior of the world suffered oruciliiion between two thieves. On tbis Friday constitutional government, judicial honesty, fair dealing, manhood and decency suffered crucifixion among a number of thieves, it was on tbat day that this Presi dential fraud received his nomination at the hands of a party convention. It was on that day that every determination reached br the blistered, putrified miscre ants wbi constitute a majority of this omminiou have keen promulgated It is on that day tbat you propose to con summate your iniquity, bat the people will at isngtn punisu, even pernaps in blood, tb perpetrators of all the scoundrelism and vil Inn f ot this oroceeding. Mr. Williams of Wisconsin replied to M Blackburn, saying that there was no day mora fitting than hangman's day, and no oour more ntting man tnat at wbicb grave yards yawn tor tne gibbeting to deatb ot tu bastard party of reform, which bad vexed the eyes of good men for the last twelve months. 2:30 a. m. Discussion is proceeding on tbe standinor the sneeches of Mills. Blnckhnrn and Williams, tne best or good feeling pre vails among the members, aa indeed it did all through all the excitements of the dav, There is a very full attendance and the galleries are still wen Ulled. rue discussion will not close until three o clock. 8:30 a. m. Debate being closed, a long discussion aroea as to tbe oosition which Mr. Mills's resolution should qlcupv. It was suggested by Mr. Wood that if it were wimdrawn and ottered hereafter as an inde pendent proposition be would vote for it, but as a substitute for tbe resolution in re gard to Wisconsin he should have to vote against it. Tbat course would onlvbe ac cepted by Mr. Mills if the House would agree to vote upon it before tbe senate came back, that was obiected to on both sides. Jt was contended bv Messrs. Brown. Fav. Harris. Mills and others that itwas in contravention of the Electoral Commission law. Finally, Mr. Mills s resolution was exclud ed on a point of order, with an intimation by the Speaker that Mr. Mills might after ward move its adoption under a suspension of the rules, but some Democrats remarked tbat tbat would be after tbe election ot Haves wae proclaimed. The vote on Wisconsin was then proceed ed witn. 3:50 a. m. The amendment offered bv Mr. Caswell, of Wisconsin, tbat the vote of Downs be counted, was rejected veas 79, nays 134 and the original proposition that it be not counted, agreed to without division Tbe Final Result. 4:07 A. u The hall was prepared for the final result. As soon as the Senate entered at 4:03 a. m and all the members were Beat' ed, the action of the respective houses on the Wisconsin question was read. The ten votes of Wisconsin were announced for Hayes and Wheeler. The Presiding Offi?er said: This consti tutes the count of the thirtyeight States of the Union. The tellers will now ascer tain and deliver the result of the votes to the presiding officer. 4:12 a. m The election of Hayes and Wheeler was proclaimed and received with out demonstration. The Senate retired and the House, at 4:15, adjourned. HAYES. Demonstrations on the Route to Washington. EmhuBiaatic Greetings at Newark, Coshocton, Stetibenvllle, autl Pittabnrg. Crowds of People Turn Out to See the President Elect. At Newark. Upecial to the Ohio State Jourual. Newark, O , March 1. Governor Hayes waa greeted in this place to-day by an immense crowd of people, who awaited Iub arrival at the depot, on his way to Washington. The train was behind time and stopped but a few minutes, Those who expected to hear a speech from him, were disappointed. Handshaking, however, was in order, and as many as could embraced the opportunity to grasp the hand of the next President. The best of feeling prevailed. Western Aasoeiatcd Press Telegrams. Coshocton, O., March 1. At Newark there waa another immense crowd of citizens to get a sight of the President-elect, and give him a hearty greeting. Tbs Governor was escorted to tbe rear platform, and was kept busy for some moments in shaking hands an tbe people pressed forward with great eagerness for recognition. The enthusiasm was unbounded, and the wishes for the success of the new administration were showered down on the Governor. Calls were made for a speech, but the Governor bowed in acknowledgment, and in a moment the train was gone. After tbe train had passed a half length a colored man made a break for the car, clambered up, and got a Bhake of his hand for his pains. Tbe colored people are out in full force to-day, Tbe train is about a quarter of an hour late, but everything is in splendid shape. The Presidential party is in the immediate charge of Colonel L, C. Weir, of Cincinnati, and on the Governor's staff, who is an admirable manager. At Coshocton. Dennmon, O., March 1. At Coshocton a large crowd of ladies and gentlemen bad assembled, and there was the same show of enthusiasm as at other points. Although the train stopped but a minute, hand shaking was carried on vigorously.Numerous dispatches are received at every station showing the progress of events at Washington, and the news quickly passes from one end of the train to the other. We are making good speed and will undoubtedly reach Pittsburg on time. At Pittsburg;. Fittsburq, March 1, The train carrying Governor Hayes and friends arrived here on time, and with every one delighted with the trip. The train was immediately transferred to the Pennsylvania Central, and left promptly on time. The reception has been enthusiastic to a degree never before accorded to any public man in Ohio. Besides the places already mentioned in these dispatches, large crowds were in waiting at Dennison and Steubenville, and demanded not only to see but to hear the Presiden t elect. There was no speaking, but plenty of hand shaking and expressions of good will. At the latter place waa a brass band that discoursed patriotism and helped to divide the honors with the citizens. At HarrUburir. Harrisburq, Pa., March 2. Governor Hayes and party arrived at Altoona at 12:50 this morning, stopped twenty minutes for supper, and at 1:10 left for Washington, via Harrisburg. WASHINGTON. GENERAL GARFIELD. Washikoton, March 1. James A. Garfield was before the Real Estate Pool committee to-day, explaining his connection with the $5000 alleged to have been paid him to secure his influence as Chairman of the committee on Appropriations.. General Garfield said that a day or two before the Fortysecond Congress adjourned Richard Parsons, au old friend and brother lawyer, at that time Marshal of the United States Supreme Court, came to him and told him that he had been retained as counsel in a certain matter before the Board of Public Works, that he had to make a brief relative to the merits of certain pavements, but that he had to go away, and would lose his fee if he did not prepare the brief. He requested witness to write a brief, agreeing to divide any fee he might receive. Witness agreed to do aa Par sons requested, and tbe latter thereupon Drought to witness s residence all papers and models in the case, from which witness prepared a brief. This was all witness did in the matter. He never asked for a contract or the price of anything, and it never occurred to him that in doing what be did he was interfering with any ring or scheme or any set of person any more than he waa interfering with the rights of any citizen. He never saw Chittenden until the examination in 1874. Never saw DeGolyer and McClellan in his life, nor Nickerson until this morning, and if there was any scheme with reference to securing witness's influence in any improper manner, it was never mentioned to him. Garfield continued : "If any man Bays it is true that I was influenced in my action as a member of Congress and as Chairman of the committee on Appropriations by any improper considerations, that man is an infamous perjurer." GRANGER CASE DECIDED. Ill the Supreme Court to-day the Chief Justice read the opinion of the Court ia tbe case ot Munn and Scott against the people of the State of Illinois, the principal Granger case, affirming the right of the State to fix by law the maximum of storage of grain in warehouses at Chi cago and other places in the State, having not less than lw.wl) inhabitants, in which grain is stored in bulk, and in which grain of diflerent owners is mixed together, or in which grain is stored in such manner that the identity of the diflerent lots or parcels cannot be accurately pre- served.as provided by the Legislature, In the course of tbe opinion the Court Bavs : In c n u n tries where the common law prevails it has been customary from time mmemorial for tbe Legislature to declare what shall be reasonable compensation under such circumstances, or perhaps more properly Bpeaking, to fix the maxi-.. mum beyond which any charge made would be unreasonable. Undoubtedly, in mere private contracts, relating to matters in which the public has no interest. what iB reasonable must be ascertained judicially; but this iB because the Legisla ture has no control over such contract. So, too, in matters which do not affect public interest, and as to which the legislative control may be exercised. there are no statutory regulations pon the subject the courts must determ ine what is reasonable. The controlling act is the power to regulate at all. If that exists the right to establish a msx- iii n in of charge as one of the means of regulation iB implied. In fact the com mon law rule which requires charge to be reasonable is itself a regulation as to price. Without it the owner could make his rates at will and compel the public to yield to hia terms or forego their UBe. Ihe conclusion is that tbe law is not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, and that there is no error in the judgment. PELTON TESTIFIES. Colonel W. T. Pelton, Secretary of the National Democratic committee, was before the Senate committee on Privileges and Elections, and read a written statement in relation to election dispatches. He testified in substance that all tele- rams which were received by the Demo cratic committee in New York during the late campaign were delivered during the day at 59 Liberty street, and during the ight at tbe Everett House, in accordance uli orders left at tbe telegraph ofhee: tbat one of the telegrauiB were received at Gramercy Park, even when directed there. Nor were answers sent from there. Telegrams were opened by such members as were present at the time. None of the cipher telegrams were delivered at Gramercy Paik, and Governor Tilden never knew of any cipher telegrams received from or sent to Oregon. The famous Gobble dispatch was never sent by Governor Tilden, or its contents known to him. Colonel Pelton further staled that telegrams addressed to him (Pelton) were often opened and read, and answered without his knowing anything of them, and some telegrams put in evidence, purporting to have come to him, he did not recognize as having come, to hia knowledge, and were never received by him. The telegram reported as received from Omaha, dated November 27, purporting to be signed by Patrick and Senator Kelly, waa never translated or read by him (Pelton) and he never understood it to contain a proposition to purchase a Republican elector, nor any other elector. He never sanctioned the furnishing of money to purchase an elector in Oregon, nor did any one else, to his knowledge. His purpose was simply to furnish the Democratic committee of Oregon with sufficient funds to meet the just and legitimate expenses of sustaining their rights. He never heard it intimated by any one that Governor Grover, or any one else in office in Oregon, was to be paid anything, or that Cronin was to be paid anything for loss of time, etc ; never heard that any money was desired for such a purpose until be saw the evidence before the Senate committee. MILITARY CHANGES. By direction of the Secretary of War, the following changes in stations and duties of officers of the corps of engineers, to take effect March 3, 1877, is made : Lieutenant Colonel T. L. CaBey, in addition to his present duties, will relieve Major O. E. Babcock of all his duties iu the District of Columbia, under the im- , mediate direction of the Secretary of War and Chief Engineer. Major Babcock, at his own request, is relieved from his present duties, and will report to the Secretary of the Treasury for duty as engineer of the fifth light-house district, relieving Major Franklin Harwood. Major Harwood, on being relieved by Major Babcock, will take a station at Detroit, Michigan, and relieve Major Godfrey Weilzel of the charge of St. Clair Flats canal and of the improvement of the Saginaw and Sheybogan harbor. ANOTHER TREASURY TRAGEDY. About noon to-day a gentlemanly-appearing person called at the Treasurer's office and sent a card bearing the name Littleton into the Redemption Division, calling out a lady employe named Storer. Upon her appearance he fired two shots at her, neither of which took effect. Wilson, Chief of the Loan Division, seized the man, who upon being released shot himself, but only inflicted a alight wound. When the excitement had subsided the woman went home and the man waa taken to the station house. The employes assert that the man declared that the woman is bis wife, but was employed under a different name. Ilnrdlug Paper Mills Burned. Cinoinnati, March 1. The Harding paper mills, at Franklin, Ohio, the finest of the kind in the country, were burned to-night. The loss will exceed $200,000. The insurance cannot be ascertained tc-nigbt, but is probably light,

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Office: IliKli, lurl ! Chapel KIN. . COHLY. A. W. PKANCI8CU. COMLY & FRANCISCO, PUBLI81IKKS ANli fUUPUIETOBS. JAMES M. t'OMI.Y. OFFICIAL. PAPER OF THE CITY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY. Congress. Mahcb 1. Smalt No business whatever was transacted during the day. At 10:50 p. til., upon receiving notification of the action of the House on Vermont, the Senate proceeded to the hall of the House to resume the counting of the electoral vote. Upon retiring to its chamber the senate, without discutsion, voted to oount the vote of Elector Dowds, notwithstanding the objections made in joint meeting, and the House was notified of the action. lima The entire day and evening, np to 11:30 p. m was spent in filibustering on the Vermont case. Kvery inch of ground was contested by the filibusters, and at times there was great disorder and con fusion. Much ol the filibustering was in the sffort to force upon the attention of the House and Senate the alleged second return from Vermont, tendered by Mr. Hewitt to Mr. Ferry. At 11 p. ni. the House adopted a resolution not to count the vote ef Solace, the disputed elector, a num ber of Republicans voting witn we uem- crrns in order to pusn me count. TJib Senate being notihed appeared iu the ball, and in joint convention the five votes' of Vermont were counted ior uayes and W'eler. Virginia, with eleven votes, and West Virginia, with five votes, were counted for Tilden ana nenuricKs. When the ceiti"te 01 lue ,aBt olttw' Wisconsin, was "ad, Bhowing the vntea Inr Hnvoo onf Wheeler, objection WBS mojla nn Iho ornimd 1 llBt Elector DOWnS Wal an examining surgeon V the pension office at the time of his electro, and at the time he cast his vote. Thereupon the Senate re tired, that the two houses jnignt consider the objection separately. Sulo.quenUyJolnt meeting was resumed, Wisconsin was counted for Hayes, and official announcement of the election of Hayes and Wheeler made. General Assembly. MinnH 1 Senate Bills nassed : Senate bill to authorize the Cleveland police authori ties to sell unclaimed property; senate om amending the Baber law so that in Cincinnati political parties can fix the hours tor opening and closing the polls; Senate bill authorizing county eommissioners to employ counsel; House bill to authorize the sale of 44 acres of land near the Mercer countv reservoir; House bill providing that Toledo shall not make loans in anticipation of the general revenue fund to exceed $100,-000 in any one year; House bili providing that common pleas judges shall collect jnugiuenn in attachments rendered in courts below; Senate bill increasing the Codifying Com mission from three to six members, ana requiring them to complete their work by Oc- tooer; nouse Ulll 10 uuijauriia mo uiHs- .nnAM nt h rnnK in nnnniv 10 uurcuaso iuo rr. rrishurir turnnike between Columbus and Qrej-ulawu cemetery The Cox-Harmon case w postponed till the 13th inst. Jzoutt rv.ceBs wiiuoui, imuwuiuji buBiness. JndtcattW "" the Tenneseee and Ohio Valley JParn.'W m(Auwi, ihifting to colder norlhmtt mndt; faUmg, foltowat j rmj Barometer; cloudy wiather ; ram of raw. Hon. William A. Wheeler will arrive in Washington to-day. . A Washington dispatch to the Pittsburg Commercial-Gazette says President Grant has exposed his readiness tore-sign, if that step Bhould become necessary Jo prevent embarrassment. AV half past four o'clock this morning we recel'ya the news that all the State have lees eo! nd the official P'00'1-matiou of li election f Hye9 snd Wheeler has been made.' BY TELEGRAPH TO THE OUIQ STATE JOU&NAL A FAIR COUNT. Hayes and Wheeler Elected. An All Night Struggle in the House of Representatives.The Count Completed and the Formal Declaration Made at 4:12 A. M. Hayes Goes into Wash ington the President-Elect in Fact. The Frivolous Fight of the Filibusters. A Persistent Attachment to the Bogus Vermont Certificate. The Case Disposed of After Ten O'clock at Night XLIVtn ("'opcreaa-Secoiid Nesmou. Washington, March 1. 8h;VATB. No business whatever transacted in the Seiiute. The Senators Wt7 or flbol!t the chamber during the day, awa. "nK J1011' fication from the House that it was re?1!? go on with the count. At 10:60 a message was received from the House, by Mr. Adams, its Clerk, announcing the action of that body on the Vermont case, and the Senate immediately repuired to the hall of the House, for the purpose of resuming the count. Upon returning at 11:30 p. m. the President pro tern, announced that the Senate having retired from the joint meeting upon an objection submitted to the vote of Wisconsin, that objection would now be read. The Secretary then read the objection presented in joint meeting, and Mr. Uanierou of Wisconsin submitted the following: Resolved, That the vote of Daniel L. Dowus, as an elector of the State of Wisconsin, be counted, together with the other nine electoral votes of that State, the objections made thereto to the contrarynotwithstanding- The resolution was agreed to without debate, and without a roll call, though three or four Senators on the Democratic side voted no when the question was put. The Secretary was directed to notify the House of Representatives of the action of the Senate. At 4 a. m. a message was received from the House of Representatives announcing the action of that body on the Wisconsin case, and the Senate immediately left its chamber for the hall of the Heuse to complete the count. HOUSE. After the passage of some Senate bills removing political disabilities, Mr. O'Brien moved a call of the House. The Speaker counted the House and found there was a quorum present, and so announced.Mr. Walling submitted that the roll be called in order to verify the fact. The Sneaker stated that a motion for a call of the House was in order. The Chair regarded it as of a dilatory character, but was bound to submit. The dilatory proceedings with reference to a call of the Houie, the calling of the yeas and nays on the proposition, resulting in yeas 68, nays 169, and a motion to reconsider, occupied an hour and a quarter. Mr. Hale moved to lay the motion to rn consider on the table. Agreed to 176 to 65. As soon as the vote was announced a struggle for recognition by the Speaker was made by MeBBrs. Wood, Poppleton and Mills, each having a proposition to submit, which each claimed to be of the highest privilege. It was made known in the course of the colloquy that the Speaker had recognized Mr. Wood before the motion for a call of the House, and who afterward learned that Mr. Poppletno, who presented the objection to the certificate from Vermont, sent for both these gentlemen and arranged that the resolution prepared by Mr. Wood should be offered by Mr. Poppleton, who, under usage, was first entitled to the floor, nod that Mr. Wood should move the previous question upon it. In the meantime Mr. Caulfield, who bad failed in his efforts to be recognized by the Chair, handed over to Mr. roppieton tne resolution wuicu be tmd prepared, and Mr. roppieton sent it to the Clerk's desk. The Speaker suggested that the faction was hardly in consonance with the agreement made, but Mr. Poppleton replied that he bad been a party to the preparation of Mr. Caulfield's resolution, and that it bad direct reference to the objection to the certificate from Vermont. The Speaker thereupon directed it to be read. It recites, in the form of a preamble, that a sealed package, addressed '.a the President of the Senate, purporting to contain the electoral vote of Vermont, was delivered yesterday to the President of the Senate by Mr. Hewitt; that it appears by telegram from the Clerk of the United States District Court of Vermont that a duplicate of such return was deposited In that office December 13, 1B76; that such package had been made part of the objection to the certificate of Vermont, and still remained unopened, and that the nhiention can not be continued until such package is opened according to law; that such package is retained by the Secretary or President of the Senate; ami therefore resolving that tue re fusal of the President of the Senate wu in violation of law and of the privil eges of the Bouse, and until such package ball be opened the counting of the votes can not proceed further, according to th Constitution and law, and that the Senate be requested to meet the House in joint session that such package may be opened and proceedings nad tnereon according to law. As the Clerk finished the resolution the Speaker announced the opening of a new legislative day, and the noisy passions and tuiuuii. ui iuh uuur were aiiuea ior a lew moments while prayer was offered. The stillness was of brief duration, for while the Clerk was reading the journal Mr. Springer ascertained that the Clerk was omitting, as usual, detailed statements of papers, votes, eta, andinsuted that the jour nal snouid ne read in tun. That demand the Speaker said it would be impossible to comply with. The Speaker refused to entertain any question till the reading of the journal was completed, and Mr. Springer waited for that. Then he moved that the journal be corrected by in sorting a report on the cooley question. Mr. Wood undertook to get over the difficulty by moving to dispense with reading of the jourual. The yeas and nays were culled and the motion was agreed to yeas 175, nays 85. The House has passedthrough a. scene of lue wildest uproar and excitement, owing to the efforts of the impracticables to prevent the House proceeding with the discus sion on tne oojectioos to tue Vermont count, Among the most demonstrative was Mr. Beehe, of New York, who, not satisfied with nisenorts to attract attention en toe floor, mounted his desk and made the wildest gesticulations and protestations against the action of the Speaker. At least a dozeu, in cluding O'Brien, Poppleton and Springer, were snouting at once at tne top ol their voices. The demonstration was hissed both from the floor and galleries, and it was only after strong efforts on the part of the Speaker, interference of the Sergeant-at-Arms witu bis mace, and clearing ot the lobby back ot tne members seats that the appear ance of order was restored. When the result was announced Mr. Wood of Now York raised the point of order that nothing was competent for the House to do but to proceed to consider the objection to Vermont, and that the proposition offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Poppleton) was not in order. Mr. Caulfield agreed that nothing was in order but to proceed to consideration of objections, unless there was an impediment in tne way ot sucn consideration, bucn an impediment had arisen. The gentleman from Illinois (npringer) nad ytsterday ottered an objection, which bad been accompanied by a certificate, and the Vice President had refused to open that certificate, The resolution which had been offered sim ply asked that the Senate be uotified that the House would be reidy to receive that body in joint session for the purpose of opening thai certificate. Mr. Hindee of Vermont called attention to the fact that the clerk of the court to whom the second certificate was delivered was a Democrat. Mr. Hooker argued against the point of order, and stated that the real question was whether the certificates from Vermont were single or dual in their character. If they were dual the point of order did not apply. and it was the duty of the President of the senate to opon and submit the package presented to him yesterday. Mr. fteagen supported th point of order, and argued against the resolution as proposing a new question which had not been presented to the joint meeting of the two houses. He expressed his great regret that where his side of the House had good, valid substantial objections to the electoral count, any other objections which could not command the respect of the party or of the country bad been made. After some further discussion the Speaker said: With my beat respect for all parties concerned, the Chair considers that a great mistake and wrong was committed yester day, in joint session ot tuo two bouses, In this that the presiding officer refused to receive, even fur opening, reading and information, a package which had all the surround ings of an authentic paper in respect to the electoral vote of the State of Vermont. The CI.eir does not think that in any aspect of this caSfi be would be called upon to rule jj-tt the action ot the presiding officer of the joint cpnvention yesterday was wrong. He d0(M not think he possesses the power, apt does he believe in a technf'ml sense the action of the ioiut convention call u revieweu in tnis . n..n..att. anil irnt thui-n House in tue mauuer piuuo-, is above all a fact on whioh this matter rests. That fact is whether this House should have posseEBion of this paper. To that extent, and to that extent only, the Chilr thinks that the resolution of the gentleman frpm Illinois (Uuulfield) is in order. While the Speaker was delivering this opiuion Hie e was a subsidence of the uproar which had been increasing, little by little, during the day; but as soon as he had got through the noise and confusion began to Erevail again, and iu a short time the storm ad increased to a gale. The central point of it was the question whether, before the two hours' discussion commenced, Ihe President of the Senate should he callsd upon to send back to the House the packages produced yesterday by Mr. Hewitt and submitted with Mr. Springer's objections to the count. The Speaker did all that was in his power to get the House into the regular channl of business, and he refused to entertain an appeal from his ruling. His resoluteness lashed the opposing elements into fury. Springer, O'Brien, Oaulfield, Sparks and Poppleton were all addressing the Speaker at once, and worrying him and the House with all sorts of questions. They were suddenly joined bv Beebe, of New York, who in the most excited manner protested against the action of the Speaker, and who, in order to make himself more conspicuous, jumped up on bis seat, and from there gesticulated wildly, shouting at the top of bis voice expressions which, in the uproar and excitement, were entirely unintelligible at the reporters' desk. At this time every member on the Democratic side, and nearly every one on the Ko- Eublican side, wae on his feet. The storm, owever, was entirely confined to the Democratic side of the chamber, the Republicans merely participating as spectators. The galleries were crowded to their utmost capacity, and so were the spaces at the back of the outer row of seats, and from them, as well as from the members, came murmurs and loud hisses as this wild scene was enacted. The Sergeant-at-Arms, who, armed with his mace of office, appeared in the most orderly portion of the assemblage, and Beebe stepped down from his elevated position and addressed the Speaker in more moderate tones from his own place. Then the spaces , outside of the desks were seated by degrees, the storm lulled, and although there were some lesser renewals of it the Speaker managed at about two o'clock in launching the House fairly into the two hours' discussion on the Vermont objections. The debate was opened by Mr. Poppleton, who soon yielded to enable Mr. Hewitt, of New York, to relate how be had come into possession of the package produced by him yesterday, and how be had last seen it in possession of the Secretary of the Senate, wno stated tnai it was tne property ot sir. Ferry, and that he proposed, as a friend of Mr. Ferry, to retain it. After a good deal of colloquy in regard to what had become of the paper, a messenger from the Senate came into the ball and tendered the package to Mr. Hewitt, who refused to receive it, and thereupon announced the fact to the House. No immediate action was taken in the matter. The young lad who carried the package retained it in his possession and tuuk a seat, awaiting action of the House, and discussion proceeded, Mr. Hindee explaining that the case of Vermont was only a minor form of the case in Oregon, the exception being that in Oregon Cronin bad the certificate of the Governor, while Aldrich, claiming to be an elector in the Vermont case, had not, but acted entirely on his own motion. The members who participated in the dis cussion were Joyce, mndee, Uennison, rop pieton, Monroe, Hooker, Morey, Wilson of West Virginia, Maish, Haymond and Levy Mr. Garfield read a letter from Mr. Uor- ham, Secretary of the Senate, saying that he nut Ihe package purporting to be a second certificate in his pocket, and the package looked like a private communication, but being admonished that his reception ot It might be construed as a reception of it by Mr. Ferry, he took it from his pocket and placed it on the desk, and since that time he had not seen the package. Mr. Hewitt remarked that the package bid been brought to him by a messenger from the Senate, who would not tell from whom he received it. The Speaker asked Mr. Garfield to suspend his remarks till order was restored. Mr. Garfield I will wait until Ajax and the other chiefs have quieted thiir troubles. (After a pause) There is no pretense or Claim tnat under tne law tne rresiaent ot the Senate ought to receive a paper under such circumstances. There is no signature on the back ot the paper authmticiting it. For aught we know, it is another mock certificate. If anybody has been deceived by tne pretense tbat we ougbt to nave a paper opened in this House coming in such a roundabout, unauthorized way, let all such pretenses be cleared away, and let them vote with a knowledge of that fact, that the resolution is simply to di event a count and to bring us into anarohy. Mr. Stone, who was one of the tellers, stated that he saw the Secretary of the Senate throw the package under the desk and among the rubbish; that he (Stone) immediately wrote a note to Mr. Hewitt, and that Mr. Hewitt and be had a conversation, dur ing which they saw the Secretary take the package from under the desk and put it in hie pocket. The discussion was closed bv Mr. Field. who expressed his deep regret that the time had been consumed in an attempt to rectify the President of tbe Senate in an egregious mistake, which the dignity and self-respect of the House compelled it to rectify. If possible, lie would not go into any question about tbe vote of Vermont, whether it was good or bad, or whether the paper was of any value. All he knew was that a question had arisen respecting it which the President of the Senate had as sumed to decide for himself. He denied that tbe President of the Senate had any power to do anything except keep order, and to do what had been committed to him under the electoral law, and all knew that this was the very question that lay at the foundation of all debates on the subjeat. He appealed to tbe members to deal with tbe question, not as Democrats or as Republicans, but as guardians of the rights of the House iu the elec toral count. In reply to a question by Mr. Cate, he said that there was no time fixed by law in which a certificate must be filed. Mr. Hoar Is there not a source fixed by law through which thtse returns shall come? r. Field It is not hxed by law. rou men, you Judges, have deoided that tne law cannot contravene the Constitution, nor can Congress make a law that binds the State. Congress could not do it and has not done it. Tbe debate being closed and the question being on the resolution offered by Mr. Poppleton, Mr. Knott moved the following amendment: Resolved. That this House requires that the package tendered by the member from New York (Hewitt) to the President of the Senate, in presence of the two houses yesterday, and purport ing to be a cerlineate ot tne electoral voteB for President and Vice President from the State of Vermont, shall be opened by the President of the Senate, in presence of the two nouses, and it round to be Bucn a certificate the same shall be submitted, to gether with the certificate read in presence of the two houses, to the Electoral Oommis- lon, for its judgment and decision, and that the Senate be requested to make a like order requiring the President of the Senate to open Buch package in presence of the two houses, and that until such order be made the House will not be ready to meet the Sen ate and proceed with tbe count ot the electoral votes. As tbe vote progressed on this resolution, and as there was an apparent prospect of its having a majority iu us favor, the most intense excitement prevailed throughout the hull. Conservative members conversed with each other in groups and expressed generally the conviction that the adoption of the resolution would precipitate anarchy and revolution. At the close of the roll call the rumor prevailed that the resolution was carried, but gradually, as member after member who bad been out, who on their names being called, or who hud withheld their votes, rose and in response to a second call responded "No," the gloom was dissipated and gave place to a very perceptible feeling of relief. finally the vote was announced as yeas 16, nays 148. Mr. Hopkiua then offered as an amend ment the same resolution just rejected, except that it omitted the clause as to the count not being proceeded with. It was defeated by exactly the same vote 116 'o 148. Mr. bane moved to reconsn.r tue vote. A point of order was raised .hat under the operation of tbe previous question, such a motion was not in order, put tne speaker, while expressing some doubt on tbe subject, decided to entertain the motion. Mr. Hale moved to lay the motion to re consider on the table. Agreed to yeas 171, nays 80. Mr. Wood offered an amendment "tbat the vote of elector Solace be not counted." Mr. Walling moved to lay on the tab'e. The point of order was made that a mo- inn to lav on the table was not in order, as this was the main question on which the vote must be taken under the electoral law. In the course of discussion on tbis tioint Mr. Wilson of Iowa declared that if the House intended to execute tbe law it would be absolutely necessary to adopt the resolution culting of all filibustering. Mr. Walling replied tbat when traud is aw filibustering is patriotism. Mr. Hancock Traitors never practice pat riotism. The Sneaker allowed tbe point of order, but the motion was rejected. Mr. Walling then moved to reconsider toe vote. Mr. Wood made the same point of order that it was a dilatory motion, and made in that intention. The Sneaker overruled the point of order and entertained the motion on the ground that it was a regular motion under the rules, pending discussion of the main question. The motion to reconsider was rejected yeas 64, nays 163. The question recurred on Mr. Wood's amendment as a substitute, that the vote of Solace be not counted. Mr. Caulfield interposed a point of order, which was overruled by the Chair. Hi then insisted on having the original resolution (Poppleton's) read, but In tbat too he was overruled, the Speaker stating that the original resolution was not now before the House, and the vote proceeded. Tbe substitute was adopted" yeas 210, nays 22, tbe Republicans deeming it the best policy to vote for it. Another dilatory motion a motion to reconsiderwas made by Mr. O Brien,and laid on the table veas 171. nava 56. The question recurred on the adoption of the resolution as amended. Mr. Vance of Ohio moved to lav it on tbe tame. Lost yeas M, nays 181. Another motion to reconsider was made by Mr. Morey and was laid on the table-yeas 170, nays 46. una Drougnt tue House at last, at v:3up. m., to a vote on Poppleton's resolution, as amomlnd tr Wnn'a m.h.titnla that !a that the vote of Solace be not counted. Mr. Walling endeavored to interpose further delay in tbe shape of a request tbat he be excused from voting, which tbe Speaker refused to entertain, and an appeal from the ruling of the Chair, which the Speaker also refused to entertain, and so the roll call proceeded. It resulted yeas 206, nays 26. So tbe decision of the House was that Solace's vote be net counted. Most of the Republicans voted with the majority for the purpose of sooner bringing the question to a close. There was but one more motion for the minority, and tbat was to reconsider the last vote. - it was made by Mr. dark ot Missouri, and was laid on the table yeas 177. naves 59. This point was reached at 10:45, so that the House had spent over twelve hours in the struggle. Mr. O'Brien then attempted to offer an order that the Senate be notified of intention to spend a souple of hours more over that. but the Speaker refused to recognize him for that purpose, and said: "The Chair has allowed a vote of th House on every legiti mate legislative motion, and now the House is brought to the following paragraph in law : 'When the two houses have voted tbey shall immediately again meet, and tbe presiding officer shall then announce the dec'sion on the question submitted.' The Senute has notified the House in regard to its action on tue oujections to tna eount troni Vermont. The House has now reached its judgment on these objections, and tbe duty ia mandatory on the Chair to notify tbe Senate of tbat iact." Applause J Mr, O'Brien Therefore I offer this order, Ibe Speaker The Chair cannot enter tain it. Mr. Springer I deBire to submit a nrnnn. sition that tbe President of the Senate be requested to bring yith him the duplicate . roi j . return, ououis oi ooject-. J Mr. Cox There is no use in endeavoring to prevent the Speaker from counting Hayes in at once. The Speaker The Chair has no authority to receive any such motion. At eleven o'clock tbe Senators entered the hall, and the actio n of each house on the objections having been read, tbe presiding officer announced that the two bouses not concurring otherwise, the electoral votes of Vermont would be counted, and they were thereupon declared as five for Hayes and v neeier. Then the certificate of Virginia was read and the votes of that Slate were announced as eleven for Tilden and Hendricks. Ibe votes of West Virginia were next an nounced as five for Tilden and Hendricks. Then came the last State, the State of Wisconsin, witn ten votes tor Hayes and Wheeler. The certificate of Wisconsin hav ing been read, Mr. Lynde presented objec tions signed by Senators Barnum, McDonald, Kelly, uooper and Johnston, and Representa tives Lynde, Burebard. Phillips. Tucker. Springer, Rice, Vance, Young and Morey, to counting the vote of Daniel W. Downs, one of the electors for the State of Wisconsin, because he held the office of Pension Sur geon and Examining Surgeon for the pen sion office prior to November 7, 1876, the day ot tne residential election, and on tbe 6tb of December, 1870. on which day he as sumed to cast bis vote as an elector; that said office was an office of profit and trust, and that said Downs could not therefore be constitutionally appointed an elector for the State of Wisoonsin, or vote aa such under the Constitution of the United States; that said Do wns was not therefore duly appointed an elector for said State, and that his vote cannot ds constitutionally counted. Tbe Senate, at 11:25, retired to its Cham-ber,sc that the Houses might separately consider and determine the objections. As soon as tbe Senate withdrew, Mr. Mills rose to a privileged question, and sent up a resolution to be read. Mr. Luttrell interposed with a motion for a recess, Dai suDsequently withdrew it to allow Mr. Mills's resolation to be read. It was read as follows: . Whsbbas, On the 7th of November, 1876, an election was held in the several States for electors for President and Vice President. at which election a majority of said electors favorable to the election of Samuel J. Tilden for President and Thomas A. Hendricks for Vice President, were duly and constitutionally elected; and whereas, returns of said election iu the States of Louisiana and Florida were duly made to the officers in said States, whose duty it was under the law to aggregate the votes and certify tbe names of electors; and whereas, said returning officers willfully, 'corruptly and fraudu lently suppressed the votes of those electors, who were duly and legally elected, and fulsely and fraudulently certified the election of persons who were defeited at the ballot box; and wnereas, tbe Governors ot said states falsely and fraudulently gave certificates of election to such' persona who were defeated, and refused them to those persons who were elected; and whereas, said false and fraudulent certificates were referred to a Commission to investigate and re port to Congress the true Constitutional electoral Vfil.tfl nf 8flii1 Slnt.pnf nnit whprpna said Commission refused to investigate the question as who were the true Constitutional electors chosen by the qualified voters of said States; and whereas, it appears in the count of the electoral votes in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, that on a recount of said frauds in sup pressing tbe true votes, und certifying false votes, Samuel J. Tilden, although having re ceived a majority of electoral votes cast at tbe ballot boxes in the several states, bas not a majority in said joint count of all electors appointed in accordance with tbe terms of the Constitution; and whereas, Rutherford B. Haves has not received a ma jority of the Constitutional electors duly and legally appointed, and the contingency pro vided lor by tne uoustitution having happened when it becomes tbe duty of the House of Representatives to proceed imme diately to tue election of a President of the United States tor the ensuing tour years; therefore Rtsolvid, by th Roust of Representatives, That said House will proceed immediately, in obedience to tbe Constitution, to choose a President from among the persons having the highest number of votes, not exceeding three, on the list of those voted for as President.Objections were prepared by members of the House to counting the vote of one of the Virginia electors, but it was found impossible to obtain the signature of a Senator to them, although most all the Domncratic Senators were individually requested to append the one signature tbat was necessary. Mr. Lvnde was recognized by the Speaker as an objector to the Wisconsin vote, and he ottered a resolution tnat tue vote ot uownes be not counted because he held an office of trust and profit under the United States, and was therefore not Constitutionally appointed aa elector. Mr. Mills then offered bis as a substitute. At this point, 11:40 p. m , a message from the Senate announced that the objection had not been sustained. The announcement was greeted with very general clapping of bands on the Republican Bide of tbe House and in the galleries. This demonstration annoyed the members on the Democratic side of the House, who demanded a clearing of the galleries. The Speaker directed the lobbies to be cleared, but submitted to the House the question as to clearing the galleries, and mere was a very ueuiueu mtijuriiy itg-iiuai it. Mr. Lynde then moved a recess till ten o'clock to morrow morning. Rejected 99 to 148. At 12:20 Mr. Wood of New York made a proposition that tbe House take a recess till ten o'clock to-morrow, and that at ten o'clock a vote shall be taken on the main question, but there were objections to it and a scene of uproar and contusion ensued lasting for several minutes, in the course of which Mr. Blackburn exclaimed tbat Friday, hangman's day, bad been ushered in, a fit day to witness the censumniation of the villainy and scandal of this proceeding, and Mr. O Brien designated Mr. Wood of New York as the high priest of the Republican oartv. and was himself designated by Mr. Harrison of Illinois aa tbe small prieBt of filibusters. Mr. Wood then declared that if his proposition were not assented to he would never leave the ball until the count was finished. At one o'clock the two hours debate on the objection commenced. Mr. Mills made a speech in favor of his res-jlution, in which he characterized the representatives of tbe American people us cowering in the dust. The people, be said, dare maintain their rights, bat the people's representatives dare not do bo. Their fathers, if tbey could look down upon them from heaven, would be asbamed to see them so wrong before a despot wbo only commanded an army of about 18,000 men, half of whom sympathized with the Democratic party. The whole of tbe speech was in this vein but attracted little or no attention.Mr. Blackburn said to-day Is Friday. On that day tbe Savior of the world suffered oruciliiion between two thieves. On tbis Friday constitutional government, judicial honesty, fair dealing, manhood and decency suffered crucifixion among a number of thieves, it was on tbat day that this Presi dential fraud received his nomination at the hands of a party convention. It was on that day that every determination reached br the blistered, putrified miscre ants wbi constitute a majority of this omminiou have keen promulgated It is on that day tbat you propose to con summate your iniquity, bat the people will at isngtn punisu, even pernaps in blood, tb perpetrators of all the scoundrelism and vil Inn f ot this oroceeding. Mr. Williams of Wisconsin replied to M Blackburn, saying that there was no day mora fitting than hangman's day, and no oour more ntting man tnat at wbicb grave yards yawn tor tne gibbeting to deatb ot tu bastard party of reform, which bad vexed the eyes of good men for the last twelve months. 2:30 a. m. Discussion is proceeding on tbe standinor the sneeches of Mills. Blnckhnrn and Williams, tne best or good feeling pre vails among the members, aa indeed it did all through all the excitements of the dav, There is a very full attendance and the galleries are still wen Ulled. rue discussion will not close until three o clock. 8:30 a. m. Debate being closed, a long discussion aroea as to tbe oosition which Mr. Mills's resolution should qlcupv. It was suggested by Mr. Wood that if it were wimdrawn and ottered hereafter as an inde pendent proposition be would vote for it, but as a substitute for tbe resolution in re gard to Wisconsin he should have to vote against it. Tbat course would onlvbe ac cepted by Mr. Mills if the House would agree to vote upon it before tbe senate came back, that was obiected to on both sides. Jt was contended bv Messrs. Brown. Fav. Harris. Mills and others that itwas in contravention of the Electoral Commission law. Finally, Mr. Mills s resolution was exclud ed on a point of order, with an intimation by the Speaker that Mr. Mills might after ward move its adoption under a suspension of the rules, but some Democrats remarked tbat tbat would be after tbe election ot Haves wae proclaimed. The vote on Wisconsin was then proceed ed witn. 3:50 a. m. The amendment offered bv Mr. Caswell, of Wisconsin, tbat the vote of Downs be counted, was rejected veas 79, nays 134 and the original proposition that it be not counted, agreed to without division Tbe Final Result. 4:07 A. u The hall was prepared for the final result. As soon as the Senate entered at 4:03 a. m and all the members were Beat' ed, the action of the respective houses on the Wisconsin question was read. The ten votes of Wisconsin were announced for Hayes and Wheeler. The Presiding Offi?er said: This consti tutes the count of the thirtyeight States of the Union. The tellers will now ascer tain and deliver the result of the votes to the presiding officer. 4:12 a. m The election of Hayes and Wheeler was proclaimed and received with out demonstration. The Senate retired and the House, at 4:15, adjourned. HAYES. Demonstrations on the Route to Washington. EmhuBiaatic Greetings at Newark, Coshocton, Stetibenvllle, autl Pittabnrg. Crowds of People Turn Out to See the President Elect. At Newark. Upecial to the Ohio State Jourual. Newark, O , March 1. Governor Hayes waa greeted in this place to-day by an immense crowd of people, who awaited Iub arrival at the depot, on his way to Washington. The train was behind time and stopped but a few minutes, Those who expected to hear a speech from him, were disappointed. Handshaking, however, was in order, and as many as could embraced the opportunity to grasp the hand of the next President. The best of feeling prevailed. Western Aasoeiatcd Press Telegrams. Coshocton, O., March 1. At Newark there waa another immense crowd of citizens to get a sight of the President-elect, and give him a hearty greeting. Tbs Governor was escorted to tbe rear platform, and was kept busy for some moments in shaking hands an tbe people pressed forward with great eagerness for recognition. The enthusiasm was unbounded, and the wishes for the success of the new administration were showered down on the Governor. Calls were made for a speech, but the Governor bowed in acknowledgment, and in a moment the train was gone. After tbe train had passed a half length a colored man made a break for the car, clambered up, and got a Bhake of his hand for his pains. Tbe colored people are out in full force to-day, Tbe train is about a quarter of an hour late, but everything is in splendid shape. The Presidential party is in the immediate charge of Colonel L, C. Weir, of Cincinnati, and on the Governor's staff, who is an admirable manager. At Coshocton. Dennmon, O., March 1. At Coshocton a large crowd of ladies and gentlemen bad assembled, and there was the same show of enthusiasm as at other points. Although the train stopped but a minute, hand shaking was carried on vigorously.Numerous dispatches are received at every station showing the progress of events at Washington, and the news quickly passes from one end of the train to the other. We are making good speed and will undoubtedly reach Pittsburg on time. At Pittsburg;. Fittsburq, March 1, The train carrying Governor Hayes and friends arrived here on time, and with every one delighted with the trip. The train was immediately transferred to the Pennsylvania Central, and left promptly on time. The reception has been enthusiastic to a degree never before accorded to any public man in Ohio. Besides the places already mentioned in these dispatches, large crowds were in waiting at Dennison and Steubenville, and demanded not only to see but to hear the Presiden t elect. There was no speaking, but plenty of hand shaking and expressions of good will. At the latter place waa a brass band that discoursed patriotism and helped to divide the honors with the citizens. At HarrUburir. Harrisburq, Pa., March 2. Governor Hayes and party arrived at Altoona at 12:50 this morning, stopped twenty minutes for supper, and at 1:10 left for Washington, via Harrisburg. WASHINGTON. GENERAL GARFIELD. Washikoton, March 1. James A. Garfield was before the Real Estate Pool committee to-day, explaining his connection with the $5000 alleged to have been paid him to secure his influence as Chairman of the committee on Appropriations.. General Garfield said that a day or two before the Fortysecond Congress adjourned Richard Parsons, au old friend and brother lawyer, at that time Marshal of the United States Supreme Court, came to him and told him that he had been retained as counsel in a certain matter before the Board of Public Works, that he had to make a brief relative to the merits of certain pavements, but that he had to go away, and would lose his fee if he did not prepare the brief. He requested witness to write a brief, agreeing to divide any fee he might receive. Witness agreed to do aa Par sons requested, and tbe latter thereupon Drought to witness s residence all papers and models in the case, from which witness prepared a brief. This was all witness did in the matter. He never asked for a contract or the price of anything, and it never occurred to him that in doing what be did he was interfering with any ring or scheme or any set of person any more than he waa interfering with the rights of any citizen. He never saw Chittenden until the examination in 1874. Never saw DeGolyer and McClellan in his life, nor Nickerson until this morning, and if there was any scheme with reference to securing witness's influence in any improper manner, it was never mentioned to him. Garfield continued : "If any man Bays it is true that I was influenced in my action as a member of Congress and as Chairman of the committee on Appropriations by any improper considerations, that man is an infamous perjurer." GRANGER CASE DECIDED. Ill the Supreme Court to-day the Chief Justice read the opinion of the Court ia tbe case ot Munn and Scott against the people of the State of Illinois, the principal Granger case, affirming the right of the State to fix by law the maximum of storage of grain in warehouses at Chi cago and other places in the State, having not less than lw.wl) inhabitants, in which grain is stored in bulk, and in which grain of diflerent owners is mixed together, or in which grain is stored in such manner that the identity of the diflerent lots or parcels cannot be accurately pre- served.as provided by the Legislature, In the course of tbe opinion the Court Bavs : In c n u n tries where the common law prevails it has been customary from time mmemorial for tbe Legislature to declare what shall be reasonable compensation under such circumstances, or perhaps more properly Bpeaking, to fix the maxi-.. mum beyond which any charge made would be unreasonable. Undoubtedly, in mere private contracts, relating to matters in which the public has no interest. what iB reasonable must be ascertained judicially; but this iB because the Legisla ture has no control over such contract. So, too, in matters which do not affect public interest, and as to which the legislative control may be exercised. there are no statutory regulations pon the subject the courts must determ ine what is reasonable. The controlling act is the power to regulate at all. If that exists the right to establish a msx- iii n in of charge as one of the means of regulation iB implied. In fact the com mon law rule which requires charge to be reasonable is itself a regulation as to price. Without it the owner could make his rates at will and compel the public to yield to hia terms or forego their UBe. Ihe conclusion is that tbe law is not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, and that there is no error in the judgment. PELTON TESTIFIES. Colonel W. T. Pelton, Secretary of the National Democratic committee, was before the Senate committee on Privileges and Elections, and read a written statement in relation to election dispatches. He testified in substance that all tele- rams which were received by the Demo cratic committee in New York during the late campaign were delivered during the day at 59 Liberty street, and during the ight at tbe Everett House, in accordance uli orders left at tbe telegraph ofhee: tbat one of the telegrauiB were received at Gramercy Park, even when directed there. Nor were answers sent from there. Telegrams were opened by such members as were present at the time. None of the cipher telegrams were delivered at Gramercy Paik, and Governor Tilden never knew of any cipher telegrams received from or sent to Oregon. The famous Gobble dispatch was never sent by Governor Tilden, or its contents known to him. Colonel Pelton further staled that telegrams addressed to him (Pelton) were often opened and read, and answered without his knowing anything of them, and some telegrams put in evidence, purporting to have come to him, he did not recognize as having come, to hia knowledge, and were never received by him. The telegram reported as received from Omaha, dated November 27, purporting to be signed by Patrick and Senator Kelly, waa never translated or read by him (Pelton) and he never understood it to contain a proposition to purchase a Republican elector, nor any other elector. He never sanctioned the furnishing of money to purchase an elector in Oregon, nor did any one else, to his knowledge. His purpose was simply to furnish the Democratic committee of Oregon with sufficient funds to meet the just and legitimate expenses of sustaining their rights. He never heard it intimated by any one that Governor Grover, or any one else in office in Oregon, was to be paid anything, or that Cronin was to be paid anything for loss of time, etc ; never heard that any money was desired for such a purpose until be saw the evidence before the Senate committee. MILITARY CHANGES. By direction of the Secretary of War, the following changes in stations and duties of officers of the corps of engineers, to take effect March 3, 1877, is made : Lieutenant Colonel T. L. CaBey, in addition to his present duties, will relieve Major O. E. Babcock of all his duties iu the District of Columbia, under the im- , mediate direction of the Secretary of War and Chief Engineer. Major Babcock, at his own request, is relieved from his present duties, and will report to the Secretary of the Treasury for duty as engineer of the fifth light-house district, relieving Major Franklin Harwood. Major Harwood, on being relieved by Major Babcock, will take a station at Detroit, Michigan, and relieve Major Godfrey Weilzel of the charge of St. Clair Flats canal and of the improvement of the Saginaw and Sheybogan harbor. ANOTHER TREASURY TRAGEDY. About noon to-day a gentlemanly-appearing person called at the Treasurer's office and sent a card bearing the name Littleton into the Redemption Division, calling out a lady employe named Storer. Upon her appearance he fired two shots at her, neither of which took effect. Wilson, Chief of the Loan Division, seized the man, who upon being released shot himself, but only inflicted a alight wound. When the excitement had subsided the woman went home and the man waa taken to the station house. The employes assert that the man declared that the woman is bis wife, but was employed under a different name. Ilnrdlug Paper Mills Burned. Cinoinnati, March 1. The Harding paper mills, at Franklin, Ohio, the finest of the kind in the country, were burned to-night. The loss will exceed $200,000. The insurance cannot be ascertained tc-nigbt, but is probably light,